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Scheelite
Chemical
Formula
CaWO4
Species
Molybdates & Tungstates
Crystal
System
Tetragonal
Mohs
Scale
4-5
Specific
Gravity
5.9-6.1
Color
Colorless, white, gray, brown, pale yellow, yellow-orange, pale shades of orange, red, green; may be compositionally color zoned
Streak
White
Luster
Adamantine, Vitreous
Refractive
Index
n = 1.918 - 1.921 n = 1.935 - 1.938
Diaphaneity
Transparent, Opaque
Cleavage
Distinct/GoodDistinct on , interrupted on , indistinct on .
Fracture
Irregular/Uneven, Sub-Conchoidal
Crystal Habit:Pseudo-octahedra, massive, columnar, granular
Geological Setting:Contact metamorphic tactites, high temperature hydrothermal veins and greisens, granitic pegmatites; alluvial deposits.
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